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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Pryor: Liberal When No One’s Looking
Earlier today, Senator Mark Pryor voted against cloture on a gun control bill in the Senate. That’s wonderful, except he voted for the...
Nic Horton
Apr 11, 20131 min read
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New Poll Shows Plurality Less Likely to Support “Private Option,” Oppose Medicaid Expansion
Today, as the Advance Arkansas Institute kicks off their Medicaid town hall tour across the state, AAI has released a new scientific poll...
Nic Horton
Apr 8, 20132 min read
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The Verdict Is In: Time for Conservatives to Abandon the “Private Option”
For the last several weeks, we have heard a few Republican legislators explain the wonders of the Medicaid expansion that has newly been...
Nic Horton
Mar 28, 20134 min read
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$400,000 For Sweet Potato Research? Yam Right!
There are several remarkable aspects of Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of SB2, the voter ID bill, yesterday. It looks like Beebe threw a bone...
Nic Horton
Mar 26, 20132 min read
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Today’s Pointless Government Policy: Secret Background Checks for Political Candidates
This afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to consider SB1029. The bill, sponsored by Senator Keith Ingram, would require candidates for...
Nic Horton
Mar 25, 20134 min read
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FACT CHECK: Club for Growth Launches Ad Against “Obama Ally Mark Pryor”
The Club for Growth (or “Club for Greed,” as a famous Arkansas governor once called it) has released a new ad targeting Obama BFF Senator...
Nic Horton
Mar 1, 20132 min read
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Confirmed: Representative Leding Has Not Called Me Back
Sherlock Leding, in search of scandal. It has been well over 24 hours now and I am yet to hear back from Rep. Greg Leding about his claim...
Nic Horton
Feb 22, 20132 min read
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An Ad Hominem in Search of a Target That Doesn’t Exist
Yesterday afternoon, State Rep. Greg Leding took to the twittosphere to claim that a Republican state Senator “speaking on the Senate...
Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20132 min read
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Why Government Should “Buy Chinese to Save A Nickel”
Senator Larry Teague (D-Nashville) has proposed a bill – SB54 – that would require the use of American-manufactured iron, steel, and...
Nic Horton
Jan 23, 20133 min read
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An Alternative View on Medicaid Expansion
In response to my piece last week about the perils of Medicaid expansion, I received an email from Rep. Reginald Murdock (D-Marianna). He...
Nic Horton
Jan 21, 20135 min read
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What Will Beebe Do?
Legacy: Whatever tales future tour guides tell about Gov. Beebe, none will be as scary as this portrait. For the first time since...
Nic Horton
Jan 14, 20133 min read
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More About Dustin McDaniel’s Extra Curricular Activities!
Well, here’s your weekly dose of The Paul Harrell Program, featuring yours truly. We spent our segment this week talking about Attorney...
Nic Horton
Jan 12, 20131 min read
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Dustin McDaniel Loves His Wife!
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin “Mac Daddy” McDaniel, political darling of The Arkansas Project, took the podium today in Little Rock to...
Nic Horton
Jan 8, 20133 min read
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Merry Christmas From Your State Government: Church Carry, Planned Parenthood, & Supporting Isra
You’ve already heard a great deal about the vote on the Obamacare exchanges grant that happened this morning. But here are a few other...
Nic Horton
Dec 22, 20122 min read
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Update: Carter Elected Speaker of Arkansas House
Update #2: Rep. Davy Carter has defeated Rep. Terry Rice 52-45 in the Speaker’s race. Davy Carter is the Speaker-elect and will be the...
Nic Horton
Nov 15, 20121 min read
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How Arkansas Can Avoid “Flushing People Down the Commode”
Thanks to all of you who tuned in for our live election night coverage. I have updated that post to now show that Republicans captured 21...
Nic Horton
Nov 9, 20123 min read
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LIVE Arkansas Election Results
I’ll be updating this post throughout the night as election results trickle in from the Associated Press. Refresh your browser to get the...
Nic Horton
Nov 5, 20122 min read
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Representative Tyler, I’ve Been Trying to Reach You
On October 4th, I called state Representative Linda Tyler for an interview. I reached her voicemail and requested a call back — to her...
Nic Horton
Oct 30, 20124 min read
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Chief Osborne, Call Me Maybe?
What’s inside? In his latest campaign expenditure report, Searcy police chief and candidate for state representative Kyle Osborne...
Nic Horton
Oct 23, 20123 min read
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Rep. Tiffany Rogers’s Double-Dipping Problem
San Diego Marriott, presumably not a branch office of Phillips Community College Service in the state legislature is a part-time job. The...
Nic Horton
Oct 15, 20124 min read
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BFF: Kyle Osborne Hearts Mike Beebe, And Other Things I Learned Monday Night
Last night, I witnessed the Searcy debate between incumbent Rep. Mark Biviano and his Democrat challenger Kyle Osborne. If the voters...
Nic Horton
Oct 9, 20126 min read
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Hold Down The Fort: Gene Jeffress Goes Native
The fearless Chief Jeffress. You probably remember the series of videos of state Senator Gene Jeffress we posted back in July. Jeffress,...
Nic Horton
Oct 3, 20122 min read
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Trashing “Trashing Arkansas”
For about a week now, Governor Mike Beebe has seized just about every available opportunity to launch visceral attacks against our...
Nic Horton
Oct 1, 20123 min read
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Governor Beebe, You’re Not Always Right
AR Project flashback: The Many Faces of Mike Beebe Earlier this week, Governor Mike Beebe created a bit of a kerfuffle when he spoke...
Nic Horton
Sep 27, 20123 min read
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